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Pro@programming.devM to Technology@programming.devEnglish · 2 days ago

How MapQuest, a company innovative enough to kill road atlases in one fell swoop, was turned into an also-ran by a bad merger affected by an even worse one.

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How MapQuest, a company innovative enough to kill road atlases in one fell swoop, was turned into an also-ran by a bad merger affected by an even worse one.

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    Interesting read, thanks for posting!

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